Seeing that Ning Fa seemed to have calmed down, Lu Caifu let out a long breath of relief and hurriedly said, "I asked Gu Ying about this before as well, but he did not give me a clear answer.
"However, judging from his expression, he clearly had something to rely on.
"My guess is that he most likely used the Mysterious Obscurity Spirit Bell.
"Brother Ning may have heard before that our Merchant Alliance actually possesses three Heaven-Piercing Spirit Treasures. The most mysterious of them is this Mysterious Obscurity Spirit Bell.
"Even I know very little about it, but I do know that this treasure has an exceptionally special ability: divination and deduction, with extremely high accuracy.
"In some respects, it is even more remarkable than the famed Myriad Star Disk of the Tianshu Alliance's Star Luo Palace.
"However, each use of this treasure's special ability consumes a certain amount of its spirituality.
"So unless it is absolutely necessary, our Merchant Alliance will not activate this treasure lightly.
"But from the looks of it now, Gu Ying must have activated it. That is why he is so convinced.
"And this treasure has always been under Gu Zun's control, so Gu Zun should know about this matter as well.
"Though he did not state his position outright, it seems he supports Gu Ying too.
"Otherwise, Gu Ying could not have successfully won the Xiyuan Divine Soil at that auction in Chaoge Immortal City.
"You must know that Divine Lord Chongyun, the Spirit Transformation Ancestor of Lingxiao Sword Pavilion, had originally been determined to acquire that treasure. His life-bound flying sword had been damaged, and the Xiyuan Divine Soil was the perfect material to repair it.
"But Divine Lord Chongyun did not attend that auction. Clearly, Gu Zun intervened behind the scenes,